Pa's Pumpkin Patch opens TODAY, which means fall is officially upon us. Yeah, yeah, I know fall started last week, but it's really not official without pumpkins, right? Here are a few of our favorite patches to help you find your perfect little gourd.
We will be adding more fall events as details are released. To find them all:
Step 1: Visit our calendar. You can search by DAY, or by MONTH
Step 2: At the top right, you will see "Search by Category".
Use this pull down menu to search for Halloween Events
Some local Pumpkin Festivals:
October 13th, 11am-4pm
Halloween Harvest Festival at Bella Terra
October 19th, 11am-2pm
Kidspace Museum Pumpkin Festival
October 19th and 20th, 9:30am-4pm
Longfellow Elementary Harvest Festival
November 2nd, 11am-4pm
Nearby patches
6701 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach 90803
Opening Day
Fri Sept. 27th (3pm - 9pm)
Sep. 27th to Oct. 31, 2019
Monday - Fridays
9/30 - 10/04 (3pm to 9pm)
10/07 - 10/11 (12pm-9pm)
10/14 - 10/18 (10am-9pm)
10/21 - 10/25 (10am-9pm)
10/28 - 10/30 (10am-9pm)
Oct. 31st (10am - 6pm)
All Saturday's & Sunday's
(10:00am to 9:00pm)
Sells a variety of pumpkins, haystacks, corn stalks and gourds. Offers a snack bar, pony rides, a petting zoo, and a variety of games and rides.
Discount wrist bands for rides can be found on Groupon. Another way to save money is to wait until Halloween day, and check to see if they have discounted their pumpkins, as they often do.
El Dorado Frontier Pumpkin Patch
Open Saturday and Sundays, 11am-5pm
Music, crafts, and train rides through El Dorado Park.
Operates 4 locations, including one at the Westminster Mall
Opens in October
Snack Bar, Petting Zoo, Pumpkins, Field Trips, Inflatable Rides & Slides, Mechanical Kiddie Rides, Games, Bungee Jump, Bobbles, Pony Rides, Face Painting, And MORE! The location at Live Oak Ranch has a u-pick area, sunflower fields, and farm animals in a petting zoo. (Live Oak Canyon Rd. at the 10 Freeway, Yucaipa CA).
11760 Whittier Blvd, Whittier CA, 90601
Opens October 1st, 9am
Jumping zone, tractor town, pony rides, and a petting zoo. This patch also offers full day activity tickets, which could save money for those busy jumpers.
The Big Guys
5380 3/4 University Dr., Irvine, CA
Patch is open daily from 9am-6pm
This working farm grows a variety of fruits and vegetables. Each fall, visitors are welcomed to pick pumpkins from the vine, go on tractor rides, and much more.
NOTE: Parking is extremely limited on the weekends, so be sure to click above and purchase a parking pass before you visit.
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
Patch open daily from September 14th-October 31st
Train rides, bounce house, tractor races, panning for gold, ring tosses and more. Attend on September 22nd for the Great Pumpkin Weigh off. Arrive early to avoid traffic going into the regional park.
4102 S University Drive, Pomona CA
California’s largest pumpkin patch opens on October 5th, with a pumpkin festival weekend. After the festival, the patch is open daily (except Mondays), with all the usual pumpkin patch offerings and activities.
3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark, CA 93021
This very popular pumpkin patch operates from September 28th - October 31st. Most weekends, the farm will also host various festivals, including Friends of the Farm Weekend, Farm Country Weekend, and Antique Tractor Weekend.
Zoomars Pumpkin Patch and Petting Zoo
31791 Los Rios St, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Opens on October 1st.
The oldest occupied town in California has a very popular petting zoo, open year round. During the month of October, the zoo turns into a pumpkin patch as well.
15200 Rinaldi Street, Mission Hills, CA 91345
Forneris Farms operates a pumpkin patch daily in October. Each weekend, the patch turns into a festival, with live music, a petting zoo, corn maze, tractor rides, refreshments, and more.
30116 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus, CA 91390
Opens September 28th, 9am
During the week, kids can enjoy pony rides, wagon rides, straw bale maze, straw slide & petting zoo. On weekends, this patch hosts a festival, featuring Mule Drawn Wagon Rides, Pony Rides, Face Painting, Pumpkin Decorating, Fall Farm Crafts, Live Entertainment, Fundraiser Bake Sale (every weekend), Caramel Apples, Roasted Corn on the Cob, Food Trucks, Petting Zoo, Straw Slide, Pig Races, Chicken Splat Bingo, Pig Races, and FREE Goat Milking Demonstrations each Saturday and Sunday at 9AM.
A few more popular patches
10100 Jefferson Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
Opens October 5th, 9am
A wide variety of pumpkin related activities. This patch is famous for it’s many kid friendly offerings, and the occasional celebrity sightings.
24203 Avenida de la Carlota Laguna Hills, CA 92653 and Anaheim
Opens October 1st
Operates 3 locations. The main location, at Laguna Hills Mall, hosts the Rocky Mountain Mining Co., and Lucky Luke's Gem Stones. Kids can crack open geodes and more. They also offer a petting zoo, pony rides, and show by the Puppets and Players Little Theater.
Two locations in Los Angeles
Opens October 5th
Bounce houses, ponies, petting zoo, a ball house, train rides, obstacle courses, a straw maze, giant slides, kiddie rides, and face painting. This patch will also host birthday parties for your fall babies.
Frosty’s Forest and Pumpkin Patch
17145 Bastanchury Rd, Yorba Linda, CA
Opens October 4th, 3pm
Aside from pumpkins families can enjoy a petting zoo, gold mining, rat race obstacle course, slides and bounce houses, an arcade and much more!
7698 Eucalyptus Avenue, Ontario, CA 91762
Open in October. Closed Sundays
Come visit Amy's Farm for an array of pumpkins for sale. Take a walking tour of the farm and visit our animals (call to make a reservation first). Shop for fresh, organic fruits and veggies in our Produce Stand. Enjoy the fall season at Amy's Farm! No need for reservations to drop in and shop, or visit the pumpkin patch.
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🦉 Local Pumpkin Patches and Festivals
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